STUDIO KALLEINEN

INTERVIEW AT OPENDEMOCRACY.NET

Today an interview dealing with Complaints Choir was published here:  http://www.opendemocracy.net/participation-now/tellervo-kalleinen-oliver-kochtakalleinen-hilde-c-stephansen/complaints-choir-what

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